Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-29
MINOR NOTES.

MINOR NOTES.
Tvrotoxicon, the poison of ice cream. ha.
been found to be caused hy peculiar fer
mentation of the cream before 1t is frozen
and 1t can bee separated from the cream bl
treatment with soda and ether. which dis
solves the poison An important point
brought out by Prof Vaughan researche.
is that the poison is entirely destroyed 10y
boiling the ice cream mixture before 1t j.
frozen
1t is gratifying to know that the reduc
ton of letter postage to two cents is bene
fitting the post-ofiice department as well IA.
the people The reports for the fiscal veai
from the first class post offices show a con
siderable increase over last year receipts
Complete returns for the last fiscal veai
show that our exports exceeded in vnlu,
our imports by S24. 44i,0 600 During tn,
preceding year both exports and import.
were larger. and the excess was S44 600
| 600
The last day for the redemption of tn,
trade dollars is August If anybody Ina,
one after that date he will have 60 keep it
or give 1t away, or sell it for old silver
The indianapolis News. an Independent
paper, says "1o say that Cleveland can
not carry Indiana is 10 fail in stating tn,
situation Cleveland eau come as near car
/ ryIng Indiana as any Democrat if not near
er than any The only question as to Ind
ana Is. Can any Democrat carry it What
with the Green omithlsn Of tine last cleo
ton and the Marion county vote stealing
Indiana Is going 70 be a hard row for any
! Democrat 10 hoe
1t is estimated that nearly 81. 900 tourist,
have sailed from the United States for for
elgn countries since the first Of April
During the recent hearing before tin,
railroad committee at Concord. n II doc
umentary evidence was put IN relating L,
the sale Of the Sullivan county road toy tn,
Northern railroad directors IN 1880. show
ing that the Vermont Valley raiiroud paid
the committee Of the Northern road $500
900. only S7OO.0OO of which reached tn,
treasury Of the Northern road The thel
/ president of the Northern road. Henry G.
Sherburne, sailed for Europe about the tim,
/ the loss Of the 500 0OO was discovered. an,
although earnestly requested % return an,
/ testify IN relation TO the sum IN question. b,
| failed 10 do So A commission was appoint
! ed 10 take his. Shernurnes testimony II
London. and counsel appointed to atten,
! them but Nj Sherburne failed u appear
| The interesting question a. to what office
/ OF the Northern road could explain tn,
mysterious disappearance of the SlOU. OOl
was thus left unsoived
Editor Watterson of the Louisville lour
! ier-Journal. As Is well known. Is one o.
! President Cleveland severest critic. We
! III an interview with a representative of TIA,
New York Herald he expresses the opinion
| that Mr. Cleveland will be renominate,
next wear This Is "a conclusion o. whiri
! many Democrats are like Mr. y atter.ou
compelled They do not want Nj Cieve
land, but they see plainly that they can d,
nothing without nm
The Boston Journals Washington core
/ spondent, webb SAYS ''N ernont seeur
! u he the nearest place u paradise for pro
hibitionists There Is not brewery IN til,
state, and the government collected take
OF only $l22j last year for beer sold III tn
state. 1t Is even more of al idvlhc uiac,
for the dairy farmer The government di.
not collect d dollar in the state iast year iJ
the manufacture and sale of oieomnrgariue
while the factory towns of Rhode Isiau,
paid to the federal treasury So. 20 lns
/ year for an oleomargarlne tax The reve
nue. district M which Chicago Is situate,
paid u the government for oleomargarin
taxes alone $3.50. go
man who was practically dead from al
overdose of opium at Buffalo Friday night
having been unconscious for TWO hours. wa
brought 10 finally Toy opening ms wIndpip
ami pumping air INTO the lungs with a bvl
lows. He recovered CONSCIOUSNESS sarur
day afternoon and IN n hours was reckon
ed out Of danger
The visit OF the earl Of Aberdeen al New
\ ork recalls the story of ms elder brother
who left his title and fortune 10 become
common American sailor at Richmond Ne
under the name OF George Osborne Ii
was reckless and daring sailor. ana end
ed III beng washed overheard from thu
schooner Hero. sailing from Boston fo
Australia Then for the FIRST time IN
rank was made known and ms parent
heard from him There Is q love affai
which adds 10 the interest Of the story. an,
the woman 70 whom the earl was atuache,
Is said to be now living in this state
The Democratic candidate for governo
III Ono declared III MS speech of accept
ance that MIR Cleveland Is greater MAJ
than Lincoln and a Drawer one than Grant
President Cleveland after much persua
sion, mas accepted All invitation 10 visit St
Louis and other western cities about Oct
lst
The referee III the Cutting case at New
\ Ork charges Gen VIM Cutting with nav
ing appropriated 10 his own use 81 S49. 81.
~ worth Of property left 10y his father
most of which belonged to the other heirs
Internal revenue figures snow that nee
drinking Is supplantng whisky drinkin.
IN tins country The taxes on distille,
spirits for the last fiscal year SHOW fallinl
of of nearly 1000, 900, while those OF
malt liquors increased greatly Prohibi
tlonlsts will be pleased % learn that tn
reduction on hard drinks was effected main
by in states where temperance measure
have been most successful Receipts from
tobacco continue To grow greater, and no
little of the increase Is due 70 ciearets
The total internal revenue receipts vii
SHOW falling off Of about s.. 900 900
The indianapolis election fraud case
took on a new face last week "Wednesday
when IN the federal court in that city. Per
kins, one of the II defendants. urne,
states evidence and told an interesting ST.
ny lie implicated Simon Coy, Chairman
of the Marion county Democratic commit
tee Aetcalf, secretary of the state boar
Of health Sullivan, the county clerk Mr.
Beck, Congressman Bynums law partner
and other prominent Democrats. His sto
/ ry mas naturally produced much excite
ment
The eight pin factories in New Engianl
/ produce G,72O, 600, 900 pins IN a year In
England the yearly production of pins /,
set at 4,G95, DOC, 600
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